April 2007: if it walks like a toddler, talks like a toddler and tantrums like a toddler...

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In honour of everyone who refuses to believe they are no longer babies (Pesha, NL and Dippy )

Sounds fab GM

of sun Maveta - absolutely pouring here - yuk!

Morning all!

Hello everyone!

GM that code would be great. Have been doing some on line shopping this morning already! Suddenly realised that Christmas is actually not that far away and I have done virtually nothing!
We are having my parents over for Christmas dinner this year. My dad is working until mid afternoon so we will be having our dinner a bit later, around 4pm. Anyway, because of them coming over dh and I thought we ought to invite his mum round. He asked her if she would like to come and she told him she didn't think she would, as she would rather stay at home on her own Fair enough though, saves me having to make small talk with her

Hope everyone is having a good day so far. Mine has been quite productive and I finally feel as if I have a bit of my shopping out of the way!

at the Christmas markets GM. That will be so lovely.

TOY1108PVE - £20 OFF £100, £10 OFF £50 and £5 OFF £30

EFD10 - Gives free delivery.

The codes can be used together, but the top one is for toys and games only. And has to be for home delivery. I ordered on Friday - delivery just come now.

GM, though D was fine after MMR he didn't have it until 15 months (glad someone's doing it later than me) - I put his 12 month jabs off to 13 months because we were going to France and then delayed MMR until August because we were going to Yorkshire in mid July. Given my stresses over antenatal testing all just as well really.

D seemed to enjoy his first fireworks display (and the stop en route in a fish and chip restaurant) and went to sleep almost immediately the fireworks stopped, only half woke up when being got ready for bed and slept until 7.50 (that's so late for us at the moment!) on Sunday morning.

Hope J's lip mends soon POTC. Shocked by A's threesome comment - was this a reflection about the past or a proposition?

I have 11 weeks to go today - plus however late dc2 is. Not sure what I'm going to wear in the meantime - my generously sized non-maternity skirt isn't going to go more than another couple of weeks this time round, and I hate proper maternity clothes because they generally seem designed to cling as tightly to me as possible and that just annoys me. And I don't really want to buy very large tents/clothes for such a short time.

Any news of Vio? I believe she's due this month.

Thanks GM

Hi Elkie, lovely to see you

Vio is going in tomorrow.

I will let you know as soon as I hear!

Ooh, that is so exciting. Can't wait to hear her news

Me too!

I had a little sleep this morning & still feeling completely shattered

good luck Vio - can't wait to hear your news

Yes, please tell Vio we're all collectively getting excited for her. And no forgetting to keep us updated - I don't know if anyone else saw the "x texted me that she'd had her baby and I forgot to pass it on" post - x had had a huge crowd of people logging on to look for news.

Oh I am so excited for Vio, can't believe how quick that has come around. Still can't believe several other april mummies are well on their way to another one the thought is SO far from my mind, N keeps me plenty busy to keep those broody feelings at bay

GM, sounds absolutely lovely. It will be great. I am going to be in edinburgh from 08th - 12th December if anyone would like to meet for a coffee at some point? We're actually going to scotland on 5th but are going up to Loch Katrina (is that right? doesn't sound right) until the monday morning. I am staying with my best friend from school and she will have me under house arrest most of the time but I am hoping to prise her fingers off my ankle at some point and make it into the centre. Also planning a day in glasgow at some point as dh has never been so if that's better for anyone, well, just say

Almost done my xmas shopping for N. Not gone overboard at all but there is still 6 weeks to go so plenty of time for last minute extras [eek - hope not]

JS - sounds like something my mum would say. Love her to bits but she is a tad - antisocial - shall we say less work for you!

Hi CD! - just to add to that not only was it sunny but I was walking around outside in just a t-shirt and that must mean it is nice as I'm the biggest wuss going.

actually I was going to start a thread elsewhere but then thought you guys might not mind giving some advice... my aforementioned (very lovely) best friend is over the moon that I am coming to visit her (and my other bf) and is excited that although I am away for the weekend with my sister, I will be with her from monday - friday.

Now, ages ago when I planned this holiday I did stress that it's our family holiday too and we'd most likely want some time just the 3 of us, she was fine with that as thought it unlikely she'd get much time off work anyway.

Now she's come back to say she's actually going to have the whole week off except 1 day. What I want to say is "please don't take the whole week off and use up annual leave because then I'm going to feel like I can't just escape with dh and N because you've taken time off to be with us". Now obv I can't say THAT as she'd be really hurt. Any ideas of how I can say it so as not to hurt her feelings?

I remember last time we went to visit when I was pregnant we barely left the house because between her ds (2.5) and other bf's dd (8mo) rest times, meal times, this and that it seemed impossible to coordinate. Also other bf also now has a 10mo (dd is now 2.5 and other friend's ds 4) so it's going to be pretty noisy and kid-intensive and I know we will just want some time to just be by ourselves (or of course for me to visit with you lot), even just for a morning, or an afternoon, not even a whole day, iykwim?

Maveta - tricky one - can you not say to her that you have other plans for the other days, and that you really dont feel its fait for her to waste her leave?

I am free the 9th and 10th of Decemeber for travelling across to Edinburgh - 11th/13th/14th for Glasgow.

There is a winterfest on in Glasgow from the end of Novemeber in George Square - open air ice rink, fair ground rides, father xmas, lights etc. We will probably be taking Charlie in at some point on 13th/14th once its dark?

Just make your own plans though, and you can email me closer to the time - It would be lovely to see you but it sounds like you have enough people vying for your time!

Maveta - that's a tricky one. I think if I were you I'd try to say something like "as DH hasn't been to Scotland before, we're going to be off for some of the time just the three of us, so please don't feel you have to use up all your holiday by taking the whole week off" And then maybe go on to suggest a couple of days she could take off when it would be nice to do things together? And being a coward, I would probably email that to her!!

Ooh, exciting news about Vio!!

Anyone know how Pesha's move has gone?

Oooggs - advice needed. A friend has just had twins (first babies) and I want to send her something, but don't know what would be most useful. Any ideas?? I was thinking maybe of some cheap vests and sleepsuits from Woolies so that she doesn't have to wash so often? Or just some vouchers for somewhere like M & S, so she can either get baby clothes, or ready meals ?! I can't help really feeling for her - your first is such a shock anyway, what must it be like if your first is twins?!

Better go, N will be back soon and it's swimming today (oh the excitement). I am being crap at the moment - have failed to get tickets to the Cathedral carol service because I didn't phone in time, and have possibly failed to enrol N on her drama workshops next term with her friends because I didn't send the cheque off in time . Oh shit, I really can be crap sometimes. And don't even talk to me about Christmas shopping . . .

hi everyone
exciting about vio
better gpo change the sticky stinky one

its stealth, will change back soon

in case yoyu hadnt realised from the stinky comments

Feeling like a really shit parent P just feel over in the bath and smacked her head on the side - MASSIVE bruise and lump just below her eye. It looks awful I wasn't there I feel terrible

Dippy stop feeling rubbish! Accidents happen and your dds should count themselves lucky they get bathed! I always forget to do B. Well not always - but quite often

Thank you Swelling gone down a bit and she's sleeping now.

Ok proper catch up post now:

Ange - you should definately go for a third - I mean look how lovely and totally sane those of us with three are...

Oooggs - great result with the GTT.

Bramshott, SOL and Runny - another one here whose professional life is carefully structured around childcare. It's fine but it does mean that I won't be looking to move hospitals for the best part of 10 or 15 years?

Liath - hope you're having a good time away and was able to help out your friend. The weaning threads are generally getting on my wick at the moment - it's all very Animal Farm - 5 months 29 days bad, 6 months good.

SOL - hope your mum is doing ok. I know someone of a similar age who has had chemo for bowel cancer and she was really well right the way through the course. How are her kidneys?

Hi Jellysnakes, Maveta, SPB, Luce GM, Elkie and POTC

I haven't done any Christmas shopping either - must go do some!

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Oh Dippy, poor P
I bet it bothered you more than her though!

Hi loves

Lots to catch up on.

Dippy, hope P is ok. You are not a bad mum - these things happen xx
Also, had no idea about your Mum suffering from bowel cancer at such a young age. How dreadful. But lovely to hear another positive story.

SMB, I guessed it was you!!!!! The word stinky gave it away!

GM, very jealous of your trip to Barcelona. I would delay the MMR tbh.

JS, good to see you.

Oooggs/Elkie, cannot believe how little time you have left before the next dc!!

NL, thanks for asking after Mum. She is doing ok, although her legs are still hugely swollen up. One day at a time

POTC, hope things are ok with you and yours. How is the job hunting?

Erm.... brain emptied.

Have been away this weekend to my cousin's 40th party, which was fabulous. Just what I needed.

Feel awful today though - kind of virally.

How is everyone else?

dippy - don't feel bad - I'm with NL - bath? my children? not very often

bramshott - Remember that your friend who has had twins as her first doesn't know any different, she won't know how really hard it is until she has a singleton next time - as for present ideas - everything is double the price (pardon the pun) so clothes for later on, vouchers for food, gro bags, I still look at things now and think 'thats nice' then think 'now double the cost'

I want to go to Scotland to meet Maveta

Its our wedding anniversary today 9 years - dh is at work and I have just put kids to bed (on my own as usual) we haven't bought/done anything as trying to plough all money into the house.

For my birthday (next month) DH is going to get me a car!!!!!!!! yes I know - we are getting one anyway